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This is so stupid. In Spain even fathers get "paternity" leave. You even get a week off if you get married...

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• solardev 3y ago
  In the USA, everyone gets leave all the time! You just don't get paid.
  • lowbloodsugar 3y ago
    And your job probably isn’t there when you come back!
• dudul 3y ago
  In the US too you get paternity leave, it's very fishy to see someone claim they got fired for announcing that their partner is expecting. This is a massive liability.
  • alistairSH 3y ago
    What parallel universe are you in? There is no guaranteed paternity leave in the US. Some states may have it, and a few employers offer it, but it’s in no way a right.
  • solardev 3y ago
    It really depends on your state and company size: https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/state-paid-family-leave-laws-across-the-u-s/ https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/state-paid-family-lea... In general, it is better for US employees to plan as though they had no rights (especially if they can't afford a good lawyer or wait months/years for the NLRB to process a claim, and even then only during a Democratic administration). Of course they actually have a few rights, but much fewer than in European and many Asian countries, and the enforcement/protection is pretty minimal and delayed. Most employees will just get trampled on with no real avenue for recourse, especially if they have bills due in a week or two.